A thread on reddit sums up a 4Chan discussion with someone claiming to be a viral marker for Electronic Arts prior to his recent dismissal. He outlines his job trolling websites to create good press and deflect bad press, and makes a number of claims about EA, the most significant being they are on the verge of acquiring another company. This is all to be taken with a grain or more of salt, of course, but Blend Games' summary of the summary (how meta) notes an interesting aspect of all this: "What's more is that when he reveals a former forum name, posters instantly recognize him as a guy who had been defending Mass Effect 3, Star Wars The Old Republic and Origin for several months, even using Origin to hand out free games during a brief marketing campaign, meaning he's either legit or one of the most dedicated trolls ever."

I don't know if this particular guy is one of them, but I have NO DOUBT AT ALL that this goes on and that EA does it (or that companies they hire do it).

Acleacius wrote on Mar 28, 2012, 21:19:Depends on who he knew/knows and how long he's been there, if true.

Actually none of that matters. EA has a long and storied history of buying up studios and then twisting them into whatever they want, or killing them. So even if something isn't in progress right now, it inevitably will be.